“I left London to not have to go through something like that again and now it turns out that Conte comes, and if not, Mourinho.”

The report even claims that Belgian international Courtois turned “pale” after hearing the shortlist.

Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho are both linked with replacing Julen Lopetegui at Real MadridPA:Press AssociationJulen Lopetegui is under immense pressure after a poor start to life at Real MadridGetty – Contributor

Courtois won Premier League titles under both Mourinho and Conte.

However, both of their reigns were marked by in-fighting and a collapse of morale in the dressing room.

The Belgian goalkeeper was believed to be a big part of the unease – with his consistent wish to leave Stamford Bridge always bubbling in the background.

Courtois is said to have been unable to hide his displeasure at Mourinho’s psychological games and Conte’s authoritarianism.

Courtois is said to have fallen out with both Conte and Mourinho during his time at ChelseaREUTERS

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They wanted you for not seeing their father one last time?
I imagine that everyone lives his pain, his pain in his own way. Sometimes we lack courage. I do not know how to explain it, but in any case I closed the coffin by myself. Neither Laura nor David wanted to go down the Champs-Elysees with us. They were offered to come with us on the plane that the record company – it was the last gift – had made available for us to go to St. Barts. They did not want to. This refusal was as violent for me as it was for my daughters. I respected their choice, that I did not have to judge. But again, I missed them a lot.